Avatar construction aerial updates

[Wikkler]

Not sure if anyone's done this yet, but here's the site plan from the D23 pamphlet overlaid on the overhead photo:
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People have done it before, but yours looks the most accurate.

 

[matt9112]

Based on the shape of the Flight of Passage queue, I wonder if it will be open air to the boat ride below. Like the queue line is a branch/root from the floating mtns and you walk above the bio-luminescent boat ride below...

would be a great tie in....if only Disney thought like that.,

 

[doctornick]

would be a great tie in....if only Disney thought like that.,

Well, they've had similar stuff before like the train going through Splash mountain or being able to look into ride scenes from Blue Bayou, The Garden Grill and San Angel Inn. It certainly seems plausible given how they are depicting the queue.

One thing is, though, that the queue would likely have to be mostly dark in that area so avoid light leakage into the boat ride scene

 

[DisDan]

Well, they've had similar stuff before like the train going through Splash mountain or being able to look into ride scenes from Blue Bayou, The Garden Grill and San Angel Inn. It certainly seems plausible given how they are depicting the queue.

One thing is, though, that the queue would likely have to be mostly dark in that area so avoid light leakage into the boat ride scene

Not to mention the crowd noise from a queue line possibly messing with the ambiance of the ride.

 

[dstrawn9889]

not to mention the wisacres that would try to throw ice at the passing boats

 

[matt9112]

not to mention the wisacres that would try to throw ice at the passing boats

Stupid people should be dealt with swiftly and directly. Dulling down all of humanity because nobody wants to call them out negatively effects the future of mankind.

 

[doctornick]

I know there have been some recent aerials posted from different sources. I was wondering if someone had the time and motivation if they could be posted to this thread to try to keep them in one place.

 

[danlb_2000]

I know there have been some recent aerials posted from different sources. I was wondering if someone had the time and motivation if they could be posted to this thread to try to keep them in one place.

Park Pass is going to have their full AK update sometime today, those would be good to post here.

 

[Cesar R M]

Yup, I too believe the plans were only to highlight the three levels of Flight of Passage, demonstrating how the queue was on an upper floor above the boat ride. Queue pictured here.

Although that said, the boat ride portion shown is likely fairly representative of reality.

For anyone keeping track, Stand-by to the far right, then looks like FP+/Single rider follow the same path.

This one is useful, because it confirms the exit vestibule is the lime green track straight out the front of the building.

so.. 4 theatres running concurrently?

 

[BrianLo]

so.. 4 theatres running concurrently?

Yes, that's a definite. A bit less than Soarin' per theatre (but double the theatres), so a very reasonable capacity.

 

[Cesar R M]

Yes, that's a definite. A bit less than Soarin' per theatre (but double the theatres), so a very reasonable capacity.

I wonder if the whole building will have a "the big tree" type interiors.

 

[Jahona]

Orlando Parks Pass has new photos up. Original article with more photos is here: http://orlparkpass.com/2015/11/disn...ter-photo-update-pandora-the-world-of-avatar/

 

[xdan0920]

Orlando Parks Pass has new photos up. Original article with more photos is here: http://orlparkpass.com/2015/11/disn...ter-photo-update-pandora-the-world-of-avatar/

I can tell its gonna suck already. Value engineered, what is that? A 10ft crane? Also, the back of the building is UNTHEMED!

 

[Jahona]

I can tell its gonna suck already. Value engineered, what is that? A 10ft crane? Also, the back of the building is UNTHEMED!

I can't tell if being sarcastic or if you mean it....

 

[xdan0920]

I can't tell if being sarcastic or if you mean it....

Super serial. Look, those are small cranes, I doubt if a normal sized man could even fit inside them. That means small buildings. Probably just trying to save a buck.

 

[Cesar R M]

Super serial. Look, those are small cranes, I doubt if a normal sized man could even fit inside them. That means small buildings. Probably just trying to save a buck.

but..but.. they're magical!
and aliens!

 

[chiefs11]

So from looking at these photos, it seems to me that what we speculated might be the "outside" portion of the boat ride is merely inside of another building under and behind all that rockwork.

 

[AmUK]

Is it just me or does this seem miles away from being finished? I'm guessing a late 2017 finsih.

 

[Cesar R M]

Is it just me or does this seem miles away from being finished? I'm guessing a late 2017 finsih.

infrastructure is usually the part that takes most.
but I do agree with you, I wonder if there will be more delays.

 

[danlb_2000]

infrastructure is usually the part that takes most.
but I do agree with you, I wonder if there will be more delays.

I always felt the rockwork details take the most time. The rockwork for the BatB area in Fantasyland took around a year.